Unbelievably Diabolical

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It’s no secret that Christianity is dying in Western countries. There are a number of factors contributing to this trend, but maybe...

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Risë Rafferty, RDN It’s the Oats

Holidays are over. The time to excuse our excess is behind us. Now, with a few extra pounds and a sense of...

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Elise Harboldt When Jesus Makes Everything New

Cracker crumbs stuck to his tie and broccoli to his teeth as Dr. Taylor told me his story. “She grew up in...

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Ty Gibson Looking Back to the Future

“Let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another” (Galatians 6:4,...

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Ty Gibson Doors Open in India

It was November of 2001—November 5 to be exact. Sixteen years ago! That was the last time and the only other time...

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Risë Rafferty, RDN Trumping Fear

Grasping in the dark for my phone, my terrified mind sought to force my trembling fingers to dial 911. It took hours...

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Ty Gibson Infinite Empathy

Emotions are a mysterious phenomenon. Think about it. A person’s smile has the power to make you feel something pleasant inside. A...

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Anneliese Stock Silly Me, I Thought I Was Good

Besides things like rolling my brother down a hill in a cardboard barrel and convincing my sister to ride our pet goat like a horse, a lot of my childhood memories are framed around stories. Some…

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James Rafferty The Secret of Success

I was a baby Christian, just a few weeks old, when asked why I still listened to rock ‘n’ roll music. My...

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Risë Rafferty, RDN Skinny Fat: The Dangerous Oxymoron

Pretty ugly, deafeningly quiet, make haste slowly, and vegetarian meatballs are great examples of oxymorons that make you smile when you think...

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David Asscherick God’s Own Grapes

Every ARISE class is a miracle. And not just a miracle, but miracles upon miracles. Like a cluster of delicious grapes, each...

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Marcos Torres Why Is Adventism So Weird?

Adventism is Protestant. And yet there is something about us that makes us weird. Hardly anything Adventism believes is uniquely Adventist. So...

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